DeStorm Power

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DeStorm Power
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DeStorm Power in 2012
Background information
Also known as DeStorm
Born (1982-01-30) January 30, 1982 (age 42)
Arlington, Virginia[1]
Origin Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, comedian, athlete, director, beatboxer, ghostwriter, actor
Years active 2006–present
Labels Big Frame
Associated acts Snoop Dogg, Taye Diggs, Talib Kweli, MysteryGuitarMan, Freddie Wong, Ray William Johnson, Smosh, Kina Grannis, Tay Zonday, Nice Peter, The Annoying Orange, PSY, Alphacat, Boyce Avenue

DeStorm Power (/dæjstɔːrm/ DAY-storm; born January 30, 1982) is an American YouTube personality, musician, comedian, and motivational speaker. He is the 376th most subscribed user. His channel, DeStorm, has more than 250 videos which, together, have been watched more than 234 million times, and have earned the channel over 1.7 million subscribers.[2]

Life and career

DeStorm comes from Baltimore where he lived with his mother and seven siblings.[3]

After interning and ghostwriting at Atlantic Records, Universal, and various other record labels,[4] Power set out to establish himself as a performer, using YouTube as a platform to share his singing, songwriting, and production skills with the online community.[5] Power's videos are typically comedic, and also often incorporate rapping and beatboxing.[6] He was an accomplished triple jumper and Master personal trainer, and was notably invited to the Olympic Trials.[4] Power appeared as Mr. T in the first season of Epic Rap Battles of History[7] as well as rap artist Kanye West (symbolizing the Ghost of Christmas Present) in the YouTube series' third season and Shaka Zulu in the fourth.[8][9] He is also the founder of the Multi Channel Network Forefront.TV which focuses on urban lifestyle and music.[10][11] He also has a son, Tayvion Power. His mother died in 2008 of stomach cancer.

YouTube career

DeStorm Power

Power's YouTube channel, registered under the username DeStorm, has more than 1,700,000 subscribers, and is used primarily for his musical endeavors. His videos on the channel have been viewed over 200,000,000 times. "Wuz Up World? (What's up World?)"—DeStorm's catch phrase—can be heard at the start or end of every video. DeStorm often composes and performs covers or Beatbox covers of well known songs or creates content for major brands such as Pepsi, GE, Yahoo and Nintendo. DeStorm also creates original content based upon subscribers' challenges and suggestions, such as rapping in alphabetical order[12] or name dropping various movie titles in a rap.[13] Power occasionally collaborates with other popular YouTube personalities and recording artists, such as Mystery Guitar Man, Freddie Wong, Ray William Johnson,[14] Nice Peter and Kina Grannis. One of Power's most popular series on the channel is Rap Up, which Power began in 2009.[15] Power also competed in a commercial contest hosted by Heinz Ketchup and was a finalist.[6] Despite the success of his YouTube channel, Power announced in 2013 that his next major song release will be televised on MTV.[16] In April 2013, Power authored an op-ed on New Media Rockstars, detailing his concerns with the broken view counter on his DeStorm channel. He also won 2 comedy awards. Destorm was also featured a headliner on the Digitour in the summer of 2010, in which he and other Youtubers traveled around the country performing their songs from YouTube.[17] In 2014, DeStorm Power was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #85.[18]

DeStormTV

DeStormTV, Power's second YouTube channel is used primarily for blogging, motivational, and behind the scenes videos. As a former personal trainer and Olympic level triple jumper, Power also gives fitness tips to the 1,450,000+ subscribers of this channel.[4]

The Power House

The Power House, originally dubbed as PowerHouseStreetTeam, was designed to promote Power's first Mixtape release, Be Careful. It was run by his assistant at the time, Sasha Lee Kay, and included some behind the scenes footage of his studio and the music video shoot of Power's song, Instagram. The channel is now run by Power himself and serves as his third YouTube channel and is used primarily for fitness and daily vlogging. The channel relaunched on December 26, 2012, with a series called "How to lose 10 pounds in 2 weeks." After completing the goal, Power decided to continue with the videos calling them, "My Fit Life," but has turned primarily into a vlogging channel with fitness involved at the end of each video. This channel has become inactive and has not uploaded a new video since March 10, 2013.

Notable videos and collaborations

Title Artist Upload Date (YouTube)
"Refresh the World" DeStorm Power August 10, 2010 (2010-08-10)
A video song created for the Pepsi Refresh the World Project, currently[when?] being aired on MTV, BET, and VHI. The instrumentation was made using solely the sounds created by Pepsi cans, boxes, etc.
"AMA's SONG" DeStorm Power October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)
A video song commissioned specially for the 2010 American Music Awards. In this video, Power raps about the year's nominees.
"Get Crackin' with Wonderful Pistachios Commercial" DeStorm Power October 14, 2009 (2009-10-14)
Power's winning submission to the Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' contest
"Tag Your Green!" DeStorm Power October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
A video song for the General Electric Tag Your Green project promoting environmental responsibility.
"Airplanes – BoB & Hayley Williams of Paramore (Boyce Avenue & DeStorm cover)" DeStorm Power, Boyce Avenue January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)
An acoustic cover of the song “Airplanes” by B.o.B with Boyce Avenue.
"Power Hour – Kanye West Parody" DeStorm Power, Freddie Wong August 18, 2010 (2010-08-18)
A song and video parody of the song “Power” by Kanye West with Freddie Wong.
"Making BLING Sexy!" DeStorm Power, Vassy August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23)
A song and video collaboration with the Australian R&B singer Vassy.
"Household Jam Session (MysteryGuitarMan and DeStorm)" DeStorm Power, Joe Penna November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
A song and video collaboration with Joe Penna, also known as Mystery Guitar Man, using random household objects.
"Finally Free ft. Talib Kweli" DeStorm Power, Talib Kweli November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)
A rap song with a smooth hook featuring Talib Kweli. This song depicts hardships we come across during our lives and DeStorm making it so far and being finally free.
"Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers" DeStorm Power, Nice Peter September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
In the 13th episode of Youtube series Epic Rap Battles of History, Mr. T and Mr. Rogers face each other in a rap battle. DeStorm played Mr. T and series creator Nice Peter played Mr. Rogers.
"Larry King Challenges DeStorm[19]" DeStorm Power August 2, 2012 (2012-08-02)
Larry King appeared in a 2012 video where he rapped with DeStorm as a promotion for his new show Larry King Now
"Pocket Like It's Hot – Snoop, DeStorm & Andy Milonakis" Snoop Lion October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
A promotion for Hot Pockets featuring Snoop Lion satirizing his classic Drop It Like It's Hot with DeStorm Power and Andy Milonakis.
"Shaka Zulu vs. Julius Caesar" DeStorm Power, Nice Peter July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
In the 56th episode of Youtube series Epic Rap Battles of History, Shaka Zulu and Julius Caesar face each other in a rap battle. DeStorm played Shaka Zulu and series creator Nice Peter played Julius Caesar.

Vine

In 2013, Power began creating videos on the Vine social network platform.[15] On Vine, Power frequently collaborates with other Vine stars such as King Bach and Eric Dunn.[15][20] Power has amassed 5.3 million followers on the platform.[21]

Be Careful

A mixtape by DeStorm, Be Careful, was released May 1, 2012.[22] Blais, Lone Monk, Christopher Charles, Alex J and Owen Hill Jr. were among the album's producers.[citation needed]

Be Careful
Mixtape by DeStorm
Released May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
Genre Hip Hop
Length 48:28
Label Big Frame
Singles from Be Careful
  1. "Finally Free"
    Released: November 28, 2011
  2. "Love Signs"
    Released: February 15, 2012
No. Title Length
1. "Champion"   3:35
2. "My Grind"   3:48
3. "3-Minute Workout!"   3:09
4. "Instagram"   3:12
5. "Anything You Want (feat. Christian Caldeira)"   3:39
6. "Baddest Mutha"   3:37
7. "Selfish"   2:50
8. "Love Signs"   3:29
9. "See Me Standing (feat. Alexandra Govere)"   4:04
10. "The Background"   3:27
11. "Hold That Pose"   3:17
12. "Finally Free (feat. Talib Kweli)"   3:46
13. "Protest"   3:26
14. "Watch Me 2012 (feat. Razi)"   3:46
15. "Love All The Way"   2:36

At first when the album was released it was only in digital and physical CD form, but since May 1 limited edition USB keys with the album loaded onto them are being sold which were previously only available at a private launch party for the album.

King Kong

A mixtape by DeStorm, King Kong, was released February 3, 2013.

King Kong
Mixtape by DeStorm
Released February 3, 2013 (2013-02-03)
Genre Hip Hop
Length 48:20
Label Big Frame
Singles from King Kong
  1. "King Kong"
    Released: November 26, 2012
No. Title Length
1. "King Kong"   3:38
2. "Let Em Talk"   3:31
3. "All Right"   3:02
4. "Invincible (ft. Ray William Johnson & Chester See)"   3:26
5. "Dream Bigger"   3:11
6. "Money In My Pocket"   4:00
7. "Scattin' On Me (ft. Kreesha Turner)"   3:01
8. "Pole Position"   3:38
9. "Fuckin' Wit Me (ft. Koowplayy & Kreesha Turner)"   4:00
10. "Cameras (ft. Streetlight, Page Kennedy, & Chester See)"   4:18
11. "Cheques"   2:56
12. "Smoking on a J"   3:15
13. "Magic"   3:46
14. "You are a Star (ft. The Arnats)"   3:18

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Outcome Ref
2011 American Music Awards New Media Honoree (Male) Himself Won [23]
2013 Streamy Awards Best Web Musician DeStorm YouTube Channel Nominated [24]
2013 YouTube Music Awards Innovation of the Year "See Me Standing" Won [25]

References

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External links

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